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Despite the numerous diet plans and various educational programs, obesity has reached an all-time high in America. This trend is due to several variables, which were discussed by a host of doctors and specialists in this field at an Agriculture Department-sponsored debate held last Thursday. They believed that Americans needed to eat less, exercise more and consume less sugar.

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US Scientists Merge Computer Chip And Live Cell

US scientists say they have merged a computer chip and a living human cell to create a "bionic chip" they believe could revolutionize the way medicine is delivered to the body. The human tissue cell was successfully ensconced within a miniscule chamber inside a computer chip – and kept alive there – say researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, in a report released this week in the March edition of the journal Biomedical Microdevices. "It's a silicon-based chip, similar to what you would use in any computer or electronic device," says Boris Rubinsky, one of the researchers who led the study, adding, "I believe it truly is a bionic chip."

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A World Of Concurrency

The days of writing simple programs are over! Computers are now part of our daily activities, they have become an essential tool for businesses, education and scientific research. The extensive spread of software usage has resulted in more and more complex software systems that require a great deal of capabilities and expertise to build and maintain. Although the artistic nature of writing software might never be completely eliminated, writing software has emerged as an engineering discipline rather than a craft. The term, which has been agreed upon by the software community, is preferably phrased as software engineering.

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Breakthrough In Paralysis Research Sheds New Light On Spinal Chord Injuries

German Research Team Develops Vaccine Against Cancer

Denmark Bans Beef On Bone As Mad Cow Disease Case Reported

Appeals For Caution, Calm At World Forum On Genetically Modified Food

WAP War About To Break Out On Phone Waves

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